by DAN CALLOWAY
Posted September 29, 2009
WEAVERVILLE, NC — Whether you believe in God or not, or whether you have a close relationship with God, I wanted to share the experiences that I have had with my God and the Holy Spirit over the last several months. I am a devout Christian, and, so, my faith in God and in His healing power is unwavering.
I recently shared with my viewing audience that I succumbed to an accident that has left me very immobile. Today, I received great news from my orthopedic surgeon. He said that my recovery following surgery only six weeks ago is nothing short of miraculous. In fact, he agreed to allow me to walk without my brace with the assistance of a cane, which I have had for several weeks now. My surgeon commented that if it weren’t for the scar on my left leg where he performed the surgery, he wouldn’t be able to tell that I ever had surgery on that leg because there is no swelling and no visible evidence of scarring tissue under the skin. When the surgeon asked me if someone had been massaging my left leg, my response was an emphatic “No.” My remark to the doctor was that I attributed my rapid recovery and restoration of the use of my left leg to God and the Holy Spirit since I had been praying every day for healing to the leg. Of course, he was a bit skeptical, and that’s okay, since man has a tendency to believe that we are in control of our lives and our healing, and the doctor would rather believe that his surgical skills is the reason my recovery was far better than normal. Lest my surgeon forget, his skills were given to him through the grace of God as well. (more…)
Ben Stein on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary
by Dan Calloway
Published August 30, 2009 at 5:50pm EST; The Chronicler’s Web
The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary.
Ben Stein
My confession:
I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees, Christmas trees.. I don’t feel threatened. I don’t feel discriminated against. That’s what they are: Christmas trees.
It doesn’t bother me a bit when people say, ‘Merry Christmas’ to me. I don’t think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it It shows that we are all brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn’t bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu .. If people want a crèche, it’s just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away.
I don’t like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don’t think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period. I have no idea where the concept came from that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can’t find it in the Constitution and I don’t like it being shoved down my throat. (more…)